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Library of Congress (LC)
U.S. National Library

  • The LOC.GOV Wise Guide
    "This Wise Guide portal was designed to introduce you to the many fascinating, educational and useful resources available from the nation's library and one of the most popular Web sites of the federal government."

An Abridged History of the United States
A hypertextbook
By William M. Brinton

American Centuries...view from New England
"...features a digital collection of approximately 1,800 objects and transcribed document pages from Memorial Hall Museum and Library...One section of the American Centuries site is an interactive exhibit that focusses [sic] on three past 'turns of the centuries'ó1700, 1800 and 1900...This site includes an array of classroom lessons on the elementary, middle, and secondary levels written and tested by classroom teachers under the direction of curriculum specialists."
Sections include: Digital Collection ; Turns Exhibit ; Activities ; In The Classroom ; Chronology ; My Collection ; People & Places.
Memorial Hall Museum, Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association

American Family Immigration History Center
Explore Your Family History at Ellis Island
Includes: The Ellis Island Archives ; The Passenger Record Archive ; The Community Archive ; Family History Scrapbooks.

American Indian History and Related Issues
 "This world wide site is a developing site supervised by Professor Troy Johnson and is dedicated to the presentation of unique artwork, photographs, video and sound recordings which accurately reflect the history, culture and richness of the Native American experience in North America and has been expanded to include Indian people of Central America and Mexico."
American Indian Studies Program, California State University

American Memory from the Library of Congress
Historical Collections for the National Digital Library.
The premier national collection of historic photos, prints, documents, motion pictures, maps, and sound records. A true national treasure and a must visit for all educational levels.

American Philosophical Society

American Studies @ The University of Virginia
"Features" include Tocqueville's America; Virgin Land; Yellow Pages; America in the 1930s.  "Services" include Hypertexts; Museum; Cultural Maps; Electronic Classroom

American Studies Electronic Crossroads - (dead link)
"A comprehensive, integrated, information platform on the World Wide Web maintained at Georgetown University by the Center for Electronic Projects in American Culture Studies (CEPACS). ASEC contains pedagogical, scholarly, and institutional information for the international American Studies Community."

American Women
A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States
"The site contains a slightly expanded and fully searchable version of the print publication American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 2001)."
Sections include: General Collections ; Serial & Government Publications ; Law Library ; Rare Books & Special Collections ; Manuscripts ; Prints & Photographs ; Geography and Maps ; Music ; Recorded Sound ; Moving Images ; American Folklife Center ; Area Studies ; Collections ; Topical Essays.
- American Memory, Library of Congress

AP U.S. History - (dead link)
- From Collegeboard.org

A Biography of America
"...is a telecourse and video series that presents American history as a living narrative. This series web site lets you delve further into the topics of the 26 video programs...For each program you'll find an interactive feature related to the subject or the time period of the program. In addition, you'll find a listing of key events of the period, a map relevant to the period, the transcript of the video program, and a "Webography" - a set of annotated web links. You will most likely want to watch the video program before using its related web segments, but you can use either independently."
Produced by WGBH Interactive for Annenberg/CPB.

Congressional Gold Medals
"This is a listing of all of the Congressional Gold Medals given over the period between 25 March 1776 through to the present day."
From Government Information Center, Dallas Public Library

European Immigration: 1829-1920
Includes statistics, biographies, laws, history and more on European immigrant to the United States.
The Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia

Eyes of Glory
200 Years of an Ethnic American Family
"This is an uniquely American story.  A story that culminates 10 years of research and reflection.  The 200 year relationship between our extended Black/White/Hispanic; Jewish and Christian family formed a basis for Americaís bold and 'lively experiment,' different cultures joining with a shared dream of religious and ethnic tolerance, leading them to success and equality. Eyes of Glory follows the various generations of our multi-ethnic family; we see them as active participants in key events in our nationís history.  We also see an uncommon commitment to preserving the family system despite the racial, religious and cultural injustices that engulfed early America.  It is our hope that viewing this web site inspires people to better understand the important contribution ethnic Americans have made in shaping our great country."
By Theresa & Keith Stokes

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
"The Institute maintains this website to serve as a portal for American history on the Web; to offer high-quality educational material for teachers, students, historians, and the public; and to provide up-to-the-minute information about the Institute's programs and activities."

History Matters
The U.S. Survey on the Web
"Designed for high school and college teachers on U.S. History courses. This site serves as a gateway to Web resources and offers useful materials for teaching U.S. history...We emphasize materials that focus on the lives of ordinary Americans and actively involve students in analyzing and interpreting evidence."
A project of the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning of the City University of New York and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.

History Through Deaf Eyes
"...is a traveling social history exhibition aligning nearly 200 years of United States history with the experiences of deaf people."
- Developed by Gallaudet University

Learning Page
 "The Learning Page is a web site designed to help teachers, students, and life-long learners use the American Memory digital collections from the Library of Congress. The site provides guidance to finding and using items within these primary source collections....If you're curious about the collections in American Memory and want to know more, some good starting points are Search Help and Feature Presentations. You can also Learn More about individual collections....If you're a student, check out the Activities and what's New to begin your exploration of American history...If you're a teacher, take a look at Educators' Programs and Lesson Ideas to find possibilities for using primary source materials in your classroom."
- American Memory Project, Library of Congress

National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institute

National Museum of the American Indian
New museum opened September 2004.
Sections include: Visitor Info ; Exhibitions [including Online Exhibitions] ; Events ; Outreach ; Education ; Collections.
- Smithsonian

New York Public - Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

  • The African Presence in the Americas: 1492-1992
    "...originated as an exhibitin [sic] at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, in 1991, co-curated by Miriam Jimenez, Zita Nunes and Howard Dodson. An exhibition portfolio based on the exhibition was compiled by Nashormeh N. R. Lindo and designed by Kenneth McFarlin in 1992. The teachers' guide was produced by New York City Public School teachers who participated in a summer institute conducted by the Schomburg Center in 1992."

PBS - American Experience - War Letters (May 2002)
Based on the book by Andrew Carroll
"Based on newly discovered personal correspondence from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War, War Letters brings to life vivid eyewitness accounts of famous battles, intimate declarations of love and longing, poignant letters penned just before the writer was killed, and heartbreaking "Dear John" letters from home."
Sections include: The Film & More ; Special Features ; Timeline ; Gallery ; Featured Letters ; Stories ; In Your State ; Preservation ; Teacher's Guide.

PBS - American Masters
"...is an ongoing series of award-winning primetime specials examining the lives, works, and creative processes of our most outstanding cultural artists...is a growing film library documenting the role important individuals, groups, and movements have played in the formation of our cultural identity."

PBS - Freedom: A History of US (2003)
Website companion to the sixteen-part series.
"Come along on an exciting journey through Joy Hakim's story of freedom in America. Explore a webisode and see why the promise of freedom has attracted millions of people from all over the world to come to America. Hear for yourself why generations of men, women, and children have lived for, sacrificed for, and died for that freedom. It is a story that is still unfolding today. It is your story too."
Sections include: Webisode Menu ; Tools & Activities ; For Teachers.

PBS - Ken Burns American Stories
"For over 25 years, filmmaker Ken Burns has been producing films that are unafraid of controversy and tragedy. Use this Web site to explore the body of Burns's work and to learn more about the subjects of his remarkable films."
Sections include: Burns Timeline ; About the Filmmakers ; For Educators ; Films.

PBS - This Far by Faith (Summer 2003)
African-American Spiritual Journeys
Web companion to the TV broadcast.
"In six hours of dramatic storytelling, This Far by Faith examines the African-American religious experience through the last three centuries...This Far by Faith explores the connections between faith and the development of African-American cultural values."
Episodes include: There is a River ; God is a Negro ; Guide my Feet ; Freedom Faith ; Inheritors of the Faith [It explores Islam and Yoruba] ; Rise Up and Call Their Names.
Sections include: Discussions ; Journeys ; Timeline ; People ; Resources.

Peopling North America:
Population Movements & Migration
"An historical overview of migratory movements, this tutorial focuses on diasporas to and within Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean from Europe, Asia, and Africa."
The Applied History Group, Dept. of History, University of Calgary

Presidential Elections: 1740-1996
US Presidential Election Maps
"...a continuing project which will eventually contain national election results for all presidential elections. Using authoritative statistical data and PC-based mapping software, we have created a series of maps showing state-by-state winners, along with percentage of vote received, for each election."
Geographic Information Center, University of Virginia Library

Presidents of the United States - (dead link)
"...you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites."
- From the Internet Public Library

Smithsonian - National Air and Space Museum (NASM)
"...maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight."

Supreme Court Historical Society
Sections include: About the Society ; History of the Court ; How the Court Works ; Society Publications ; Learning Center ; Researching the Court.

TimePage History Links
A very well organized collection of general American history links, mostly arranged by historic 'cycles'

Today in History
- American Memory, Library of Congress

U.S. Diplomatic History Resources Index - (dead link)
"This web page is an index of resources available to historians of U.S. foreign policy on the World Wide Web."

United States History
Tennessee Technological University History Department

USA 1840-1960: Journalists
Biographies of over 50 journalists
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia

Voice of the Shuttle: History Page: United States
Maintained by Alan Liu, Dept. of English, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara

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